"Into the valley of Death rode the six hundred." Inspired by history and Tennyson's poem, The Charge of The Light Brigade tells the tale of a band of British Lancers who challenge an army of 25,000 Russians. The film's highlight: the charge itself, a masterful, pulse-pounding nine minutes of thundering hooves and flashing sabers that stands up magnificently against any Hollywood action scene of today - and brought 1936's Best Assistant Director Oscar